raw

raw1 [ rɔ ] adjective **

▸ 1 not cooked

▸ 2 strong/natural

▸ 3 facts: not examined

▸ 4 not trained

▸ 5 skin: sore

▸ 6 weather: cold

▸ 7 with sexual language

▸ 8 with loose fibers

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) raw food has not been cooked, or has not been thoroughly cooked:

raw meat

The chicken is still raw.

a ) raw substances have not been processed or treated in any way:

There was raw sewage on the beach.

raw silk/cotton

=> RAW MATERIALS

2. ) basic and natural, and not developed or made more pleasant or satisfactory:

Their music is still raw and unpretentious.

He gives a raw account of life in the camps.

a ) a raw emotion or quality is strong and natural, but not controlled or developed:

Her performance was filled with raw emotion.

There's a lot of raw talent here.

raw anger/bitterness/excitement

3. ) raw DATA consists of information, facts, etc. that have not been examined or organized:

We can't draw many conclusions from the raw data.

4. ) not trained or experienced:

They are mostly raw recruits, not professional soldiers.

5. ) if your skin is raw, it is very sore:

His face was raw from the cold.

red and raw (=red and sore): I scrubbed my hands until they were red and raw.

6. ) raw weather is cold and unpleasant:

A raw March wind was blowing.

The afternoon was chilly and raw.

7. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL containing sexual language or detail:

Her humor was a little too raw for my taste.

8. ) BRITISH the raw edge of a piece of cloth is an edge where the fibers are loose and separate

a raw deal

unfair treatment:

Some children are getting a raw deal from these schools.

touch/strike/hit a raw nerve

to upset someone by referring to something that they are sensitive about:

His criticisms clearly touched a raw nerve.

╾ raw|ness noun uncount:

The rawness in the air suggested snow.

There was a rawness and honesty in the children's paintings.

raw

raw 2 [ rɔ ] noun

in the raw

1. ) used for talking about the natural state of something, with all the unpleasant or shocking facts included:

What you see is life in the raw.

2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL not wearing any clothes